A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Pālampur in India. The temblor was detected at 15:58:32 / 3:58 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/08/25 / 2025-08-18 15:58:32 / August 18, 2025 @ 3:58 pm. Event id: us6000r1wg. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000r1wg. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 76.742 East, latitude 32.3592 North, depth = 10 km.
Epicenter of the event was 74 km (46 miles) from Mandi (c. 28 200 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Sundarnagar (c. 25 300 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Chamba (c. 21 500 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Kulu (c. 19 800 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Dharmsāla (c. 19 500 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Hamīrpur (c. 19 300 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, India (c. 1 173 108 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sundarnagar, Hamīrpur, Dalhousie.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 32 km NNE of Pālampur, India.
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